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POLITICO Get the Florida Playbook Newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Secure Democracy Band on the run — OK, another session of the Florida Legislature is in the books. Who’s ready for the 2022 governor’s race? Let me roll it — Despite his decent poll numbers — and another successful ses...

Miami private school to teachers, staff: We only want you if you didn’t get vaccinated Updated 8:29 PM; Centner Academy, a private school with campuses in the Design District and Edgewater founded by two wealthy parents, has warned its staff against taking vaccines that prevent COVID-19 and said it would not employ anyone who has taken the vaccine. Parents of the Pre-K through eighth-grade school received a notice Monday letting them know of a policy in place among teachers and staff that left some parents, teachers and medical experts aghast. Founder Leila Centner asked employees who have...

HUDSON: So what's the plan for the next school year for Miami-Dade County Public Schools? WRIGHT: The plan for next year is basically Miami-Dade County Public Schools wants 100 percent of students back in schools. They want everyone in person. They reconvened their ad-hoc task force of medical experts and public health experts a few days ago this week. And just to look over existing protocols, they didn't make any concrete changes, but they talked a lot about, for example, seating on busses, whether they can go back to two from one. They've done one per seat the whole time [during the pandemi...

The Miami Herald Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran speaks during an October press conference at Bayview Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale where he and Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, announced a plan to raise the minimum starting salary for teachers. This post will be updated today, Thursday, April 15, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida. WLRN staff continues to add updates on testing and vaccination sites, executive orders and messages from government officials, and the latest news on COVID-19. You can find information on free food and foo...

Is Corcoran FSU-bound? — Gaetz targets CNN with ad buy — Florida House passes transgender athletes ban — A deal on police reforms? Presented by Floridians for Affordable Rx Hello and welcome to Thursday. The daily rundown — Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 6,772 (0.3 percent), to 2,141,686; active hospitalizations increased by 1, to 3,258; deaths of Florida residents rose by 44 (0.1 percent), to 34,164; 7,584,736 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine. Departing soon? — Could Richard Corcoran — Florida’s educati...